AddisonMacmillan, 1919 - 197 pagina's |
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Pagina 1
... never intended , to understand the strange moral twist which distorted a nature by no means devoid of noble instincts . Johnson was fortunate in the companionship of perhaps the best biographer who ever lived . But of the real life and ...
... never intended , to understand the strange moral twist which distorted a nature by no means devoid of noble instincts . Johnson was fortunate in the companionship of perhaps the best biographer who ever lived . But of the real life and ...
Pagina 6
... never entirely nor at once to depart from antiquity . We found these institutions on the whole favourable to morality and discipline , and we thought they were susceptible of amend- ment without altering the ground . We thought they ...
... never entirely nor at once to depart from antiquity . We found these institutions on the whole favourable to morality and discipline , and we thought they were susceptible of amend- ment without altering the ground . We thought they ...
Pagina 16
... never represented any state of existing society is a paradox which chooses to leave out of account the contemporary attack on the stage made by Jeremy Collier , the admissions of Dryden , and all those valuable glimpses into the manners ...
... never represented any state of existing society is a paradox which chooses to leave out of account the contemporary attack on the stage made by Jeremy Collier , the admissions of Dryden , and all those valuable glimpses into the manners ...
Pagina 17
... never a man in the town lives more like a gentleman with his wife than I do . I never mind her motions ; she never inquires into mine . We speak to one another civilly ; hate one another heartily ; and , because it is vulgar to lie and ...
... never a man in the town lives more like a gentleman with his wife than I do . I never mind her motions ; she never inquires into mine . We speak to one another civilly ; hate one another heartily ; and , because it is vulgar to lie and ...
Pagina 32
... never published . For Ovid he seems , on the whole , to have had less inclination . At Tonson's instance he translated the second book of the Metamorphoses , which was first printed in the volume of Miscellanies that appeared in 1697 ...
... never published . For Ovid he seems , on the whole , to have had less inclination . At Tonson's instance he translated the second book of the Metamorphoses , which was first printed in the volume of Miscellanies that appeared in 1697 ...
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absence of Marlborough Accordingly Boyle acquainted appears Arsinoe battle of Blenheim Behold the glorious bestowed her unreserved blockheads were maintained brate Blenheim Cato celebrating a Ministry Charles II chief place commemorated in adequate compliment Court critic desire any gentleman doubt Dryden Duchess Duchess of Marlborough English genius glorious pile ascending Godolphin applied Halifax always proved Halifax mentioned Addison honour humour Jacob Tonson Jacobite element jealous of Marlborough's King Kit-Kat Club letter literary looks they showed Lord Halifax Lord Treasurer Louis XIV manners Marlborough occupied Marlborough's ascendency morality native charms divinely nature opera opinion ously identified paper perhaps by patriotic person play poem poet to cele poetry political Pope also satirises Queen Roger de Coverley Rosamond satirises the vanity says Sir John Hawkins Sir Roger sleeping potion society Spectator Steele style taste Tatler throne menaced Tickell tion Tory Tory predilec Treasurer assured Halifax whereupon Halifax mentioned Whigs writes